New Britain Police Arrest Man In Hammer Assault

January 27, 2012|By SAMAIA HERNANDEZ and DAVID OWENS, smhernandez@courant.com, The Hartford Courant

NEW BRITAIN —

Police arrested on Friday a man wanted in a violent December assault that left three people injured, one critically.

Randy Breton, 41, allegedly fled the scene at 419 Columbus Boulevard on Dec. 29 after two women and a man were assaulted, police said. Breton was arrested Friday around 3:30 p.m. He was being held on three warrants.

He allegedly assaulted the man with a ball peen hammer, leaving the victim in critical condition. The women were less seriously injured, police said.

New Britain police Capt. James Wardwell said police consider the incident to be a case of domestic violence. Breton knew the victims, he said.